Riyadh, 13 Jumada I 1436 H, March 4, 2015, SPA -- Under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Minister of Culture and Information Dr. Adel Zaid Altoraifi opened at Riyadh International Exhibitions Center, the 9th Riyadh International Book Fair 2015, organized by the Ministry of Culture and Information from 13 - 23 Jamada Awal 1436 H. The Republic of South Africa is this year's guest of honor country with 915 publishers from 29 countries taking part. The minister honored a number of owners of private museums, authors and former minister of culture and information Abdulaziz Khoja. --SPA 23:54 LOCAL TIME 20:54 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w